Europe – Page 58 – Prologue Journal

How Much Screen Time Should Toddlers Have? None, Sweden Says.

New York Times Children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any screens, Swedish public health authorities said, part of a growing effort to limit phone use by youngsters. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/world/europe/sweden-screentime-ban-children.html

German Police Shoot Gunman Dead Near Israeli Consulate in Munich

New York Times The shootout with an 18-year-old Austrian came on the anniversary of the attack on the Munich Olympics that left 11 Israelis dead, was being investigated as a possible terrorist attack. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/world/europe/german-police-shoot-gunman-dead-near-israeli-consulate-in-munich.html

Dismissing Kursk, Putin Says Ukraine’s East Is Russia’s Main Goal

New York Times Dismissing Ukraine’s recent invasion of Kursk, the Russian leader said Kyiv made a mistake in trying to force Moscow to divert its forces from the Donbas region. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-kursk.html

Macron Names Michel Barnier to Be French Prime Minister, Breaking Impasse

New York Times The president’s choice of a right-wing politician, after an extraordinary delay, is certain to inflame opponents on the left who came out on top in an inconclusive election. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/world/europe/france-prime-minister-barnier-macron.html

Venice Film Festival Looks: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt And More

New York Times The event, held not long after the couture shows in Paris, has been a showcase for new designs as well as vintage pieces. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/style/venice-film-festival-fashion.html

Thursday Briefing

New York Times Here’s what you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/briefing/election-interference-ukraine-grenfell.html

Russia Imprisons Top Physicists, Even as Putin Touts Their Technology

New York Times A Moscow court sentenced Alexander Shiplyuk, the director of a physics institute who specializes in hypersonic flight, to 15 years in prison. It was the latest treason case against a leading scientist. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/world/europe/russia-imprisons-top-scientists.html

Ukraine Names Candidates for New Cabinet Amid Zelensky’s Push for Major Overhaul

New York Times President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was acting to bring a “new energy” to state institutions at an important diplomatic juncture. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/world/europe/ukraine-reshuffle-zelensky.html

Short Notice and Blocked Exits Proved Lethal in Strike in Ukraine

New York Times When two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military academy in Poltava, debris blocked corridors and exits. Cadets near a bomb shelter survived. Others did not. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/world/europe/ukraine-poltava-missiles-military-academy.html

4 Takeaways From the U.K. Grenfell Tower Fire Report

New York Times An extensive public inquiry found that the causes of the Grenfell Tower tragedy stretched back decades, and that the deaths of 72 people were avoidable. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/world/europe/uk-grenfell-fire-takeaways.html